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Shut up. No it's not.
Maybe not always, but it usually is, including by Neo-Nazis and antisemites in general
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zionist_Occupation_Government_conspiracy_theory
Slur "Zio" for example was coined by the Neo-Nazi David Duke to refer to Jews
https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/2017-07-18/ty-article/.premium/how-chicagos-dyke-march-adopted-an-anti-semitic-slur-dear-to-far-righists/0000017f-e308-d804-ad7f-f3facfd10000
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zio_(pejorative)
I love how people downvote instead of reading.
This just in: you can critisize Israel and zionism and still accept that other people have misused the word "zionism" to hide their antisemitism
It's common for all kinds of bigots to use dog-whistles to avoid being banned
For example this post that got 30k likes says that "Zionists" killed Jesus and more
https://x.com/DrLoupis/status/1785180262181089415?t=50rtTnpLEu0FX3-HEXDWrA&s=19
I think you can understand in what meaning it's often used
The word substitution is as blunt and obvious as a baseball bat to a Nazi's face
Zionizm comes from Zion and not zio, a place referenced in the bible. Neo nazis didn't invent the word
@[email protected] I never said they did? Just like Neo-Nazis haven't invented the number 1488
Do you know the definition of the "dog-whistle"?
@lemmee_[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected]
Right
Zionist is generally a dog whistle
Yes, it is
No it’s not. I’d take a good look at who you associate with if that’s it’s common meaning for you.
It's not a matter of whether it's a common meaning among their associates. The problem is that it's a common meaning used by anti semitic groups.
Of course the problem cuts both ways, hateful anti semitic folks hiding behind criticism of Zionists, and Neyanyahu supporters dismissing any and all criticism as broadly anti semitic.
ITT
They're just trying to make it illegal to point out genocidal fascists.